The Women and the Crisis: Women of the North in the Civil WarMcDowell, Obolensky, 1959 - 389 páginas Chronicles the changes which came about through the dedicated work of Northern women during the Civil War regarding the responsibility for treatment of the wounded. Their efforts laid the groundwork for modern organized charity work, the Red Cross, and what could be considered military nursing. Biographies are included of notable women who dedicated themselves to caring for the wounded and changing government policy. |
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... passed before the women understood that benevolence could not be limited by township or state , or even confined to one side of the two warring factions . More time passed and the war ended before it was fully realized that in ...
... passed before the women understood that benevolence could not be limited by township or state , or even confined to one side of the two warring factions . More time passed and the war ended before it was fully realized that in ...
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... passing by the slightly wounded and the mortally wounded , to care for those who could be saved by surgery . The ... passed . About five o'clock Confederate troops appeared on the road below the rise of ground where the church stood ...
... passing by the slightly wounded and the mortally wounded , to care for those who could be saved by surgery . The ... passed . About five o'clock Confederate troops appeared on the road below the rise of ground where the church stood ...
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... passed a law prohibiting the return of fugitive slaves by army officers . The law was subsequently passed by the Senate . General Hunter relieved General T. W. Sherman of command of the Union forces at Port Royal , South Carolina , and ...
... passed a law prohibiting the return of fugitive slaves by army officers . The law was subsequently passed by the Senate . General Hunter relieved General T. W. Sherman of command of the Union forces at Port Royal , South Carolina , and ...
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